Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2007
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HUNTER AT A GLANCE Mission Statement 1 The College 3 HEGIS CODE LIST 4 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE 6 Freshman Admission 6 Transfer Admission 7 International Students 7 Part-time Students 8 Enrollment Requirements 9 ENROLLMENT, TUITION AND FEES, FINANCIAL AID 10 Registrar’s Office 10 Registration 10 Bursar’s Office 10 Tuition and Fees 11 Financial Aid 12 SERVICES FOR STUDENTS 18 Advising and Counseling Services 18 Hunter College Libraries 19 Student Life: Clubs, Organizations and Activities 21 Food Services 22 Department of Public Safety 22 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES 23 The Academic Program 23 General Education Requirement 24 Core Requirement 25 Graduation Requirements 33 Writing Requirement 33 Foreign Language Requirement 39 Pluralism and Diversity Requirement 41 Major Field of Study 53 Special Academic Programs 54 Education Abroad Program 56 Academic Honors 57 Academic Policies and Regulations 57 CENTERS, INSTITUTES, THEATRES AND GALLERIES 63 Research Centers and Institutes 63 Performing and Fine Arts Venues 64 COURSE DESIGNATIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 65 THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE 68 Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies 69 Anthropology 73 Art 77 Asian American Studies Program 81 Biological Sciences 83 Chemistry 87 Chinese Language and Literature 91 Classics 93 Classical and Oriental Studies 93 Comparative Literature 97 Computer Science 98

(The School of Arts and Sciences, continued) Dance 101 Economics 104 English 108 English Language Arts 113 Film and Media Studies 114 Geography 119 German 125 Hebrew 129 History 132 Interdisciplinary Courses 137 Jewish Social Studies 138 Latin American and Caribbean Studies 139 Mathematics and Statistics 141 Music 146 Philosophy 151 Physics and Astronomy 155 Political Science 159 Psychology 165 Religion 170 Romance Languages 174 Russian and Slavic Studies 181 Sociology 184 Theatre 188 Thomas Hunter Honors Program 191 Urban Affairs and Planning 192 Women’s Studies 194 THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 198 Programs in Education 199 Childhood Education 200 Adolescence Education and Dance Education 202 Education Course Listings 205 Department of SEEK 208 THE SCHOOLS OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 209 The School of Health Sciences 209 Medical Laboratory Sciences 211 Urban Public Health 214 Community Health Education 214 Nutrition and Food Science 216 Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing 219 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL 224 APPENDICIES 241 A Distribution Requirement 241 B Hunter College Student Rights 242 C College Regulations and Policies 244 D College Governance 247 E Bylaws of the Board of Trustees 248 F Policy on Academic Integrity 251 G Fire Safety Plan 253 INDEX 255 Important   Notice of Possible Change   Freedom of Information Law Notice